Boating News

Two new mooring buoys have been installed in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve in the vicinity of D’Arcy Island which lies between Sidney and Victoria in Haro Strait.

Did you know that recreational boating is not only about having fun but also a very powerful economic factor in BC? A National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) Canada study found that recreational boating injected $1.3 billion into B.C.’s economy in 2016 on revenues of $2.2 billion, and employed nearly 17,000 British Columbians. Read more  

lots of great information and an update on the Marine Parks Forever Society’s activities We wait eagerly every year for the new Waggoner Cruising Guide: Lots of important information for boaters, annually updated and interesting articles. This year’s edition includes a chapter on the Marine Parks Forever Society’s activities for the BC Marine Parks, including locations for the 186 stern-tie […]

The first time I heard the expression “marine park” I pictured some shallow water area with lots of starfish.  A marine park was a chunk of water, right?  Fancifully, I imagined under-water interpretive signs, that one could read, I suppose, if they could hold their breath long enough. Wrong.  BC’s marine parks and protected areas reflect the biodiversity of the […]